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USGIF accredits first geospatial programs

Geospatial intelligence is getting more respect. The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a nonprofit corporation, has granted accreditation to three geospatial intelligence programs — those at the University of Missouri at Columbia, Penn State University and George Mason University.

The geospatial programs will result in a certification, not a degree.

According to a USGIF press release, “the Geospatial Intelligence Accreditation and Certificate Program complements a college degree, supports career development and provides professional recognition to the students in a form of a completion certificate.”

To gain accreditation, the schools applied to the USGIF Academy and were evaluated based on the criteria established by a USGIF review panel.

The panel of leading experts from industry, government and academia spent more than a year establishing curriculum guidelines, accreditation standards and processes for geospatial intelligence program.

Colleges and universities interested in creating a geospatial intelligence program or applying for accreditation are encouraged to submit applications.

The USGIF Academy will review applications twice this year, with submissions due by April 30 for fall 2008 accreditation and Oct. 31 for spring 2009 accreditation.

Curriculum guidelines, requirements, applications and additional information are available at www.usgif.org.

Aruba gets rugged

Aruba Networks has announced a new series of high-performance, explosion-resistant access points for industrial and outdoor applications.

The AP-85 Dual-Radio Outdoor Access Point family is designed specifically for petrochemical, material handling, shop-floor, logistics, and supervisory control and data acquisition applications. The access points feature dual, high-power radios that deliver as much as 200 megawatts for wide-area coverage.

The weatherproof enclosure and ATEX Zone 2 safety rating enable the access points to operate in explosion-hazardous environments and across temperatures from -30 degrees to 55 degrees Celsius without extra-cost housings.

www.arubanetworks.com

Military-grade encryption for USB

RedCannon Security has launched RedCannon KeyPoint Solo Vault, a software solution to protect sensitive data stored on USB devices.

The product provides standards-based, military-grade software encryption allowing users to maintain productivity in the field with the assurance that data on their USB flash drives will not be compromised.

More news on related topics: IT Security, Mobile & Wireless, Geospatial, Hardware, Software Applications



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